Senior Scientific Officer- Flow cytometry and cell processing technician
Senior Scientific Officer - Prof L Carlin & Prof E Roberts
Flow cytometry and cell processing technician
Salary: From £28,344 to £33,000 based on qualification and experience.
Contract: Permanent
About us
The CRUK Scotland Institute is a cancer research institute, situated in Glasgow with approximately 250 researchers split across 30 research groups consisting of PIs, postdoctoral scientists, PhD students and scientific officers. It is one of Europe's leading cancer research centres, supporting cutting-edge work into the molecular mechanisms of cancer development. As well as core support from Cancer Research UK, the Institute also receives an additional third of its total income from external grants and industry collaborations. It has an excellent reputation for fundamental cancer research, including world-class metabolism studies and renowned in vivo modelling of tumour growth and metastasis.
Position outline
The CRUK Scotland Institute is a world-leading cancer research centre, and our Flow Cytometry Core Facility lies at the heart of our cellular analysis. We are looking for a motivated Senior Scientific Officer (SSO) to join our technical team.
In this role, you aren’t just "running a machine"—you are a vital collaborator. You will provide the high-level technical expertise that allows our researchers to push the boundaries of cancer biology, from high-dimensional immune profiling to complex cell sorting.
Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Scientific Officer, your day-to-day will blend high-end technical service with educational leadership.
1. Advanced Technical Operations
- Cell Sorting: Perform complex, multi-way sterile sorts (using platforms like the BD FACSAria) for a variety of downstream applications, including single-cell transcriptomics and cell culture.
- Equipment Stewardship: Manage the daily QC, calibration, and troubleshooting of our suite of analysers (e.g., BD Fortessa, Attune, or Sony ID7000).
- Panel Design: Consult with researchers to design and optimize multi-colour panels, ensuring proper fluorophore selection and minimal spectral overlap.
2. Training & User Support
- Empowering Researchers: Train new PhD students and Postdocs on autonomous analyser use, focusing on both hardware operation and the mechanics of flow cytometry.
- Troubleshooting: Act as the first point of contact for experimental "hiccups," helping users identify issues with sample preparation, staining, or data acquisition.
3. Data Analysis & Innovation
- Analysis Expertise: Assist in the interpretation of complex datasets using software like FlowJo.
- Method Development: Stay at the cutting edge of the field by testing new reagents, protocols, and technologies (such as spectral unmixing or imaging flow cytometry).
The ideal candidate would have some hands-on experience in flow cytometry, the ability to communicate technical details to researchers and will be a proactive problem solver who thrives in collaborative environments.
For informal enquiries, please email Ed.Roberts@glasgow.ac.uk
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Our vision is to build and maintain a diverse and inclusive research culture based on our shared values of Innovate, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork and Excellence. These values, which underpin our behaviours and everything we do, allow all our people to realise their full potential. The diversity of our staff and students is also what makes the Institute such a vibrant place to work and advance discoveries in cancer research. Family friendly policies, our collaborative ethos, a focus on good mental health and well-being and opportunities for all help to create an enjoyable and inclusive workplace where your voice matters.
Employee Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 40.5 days annual leave including bank holidays (FTE)
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Free life assurance scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Additional maternity pay for 6 months at full salary
- Shared parental leave including up to 6 weeks paid at full salary
- Cycle to work scheme saving tax and NI on cycle purchase and spreading repayments over up to 12 months
- Access to employee benefit schemes with discounts on supermarkets, cinema, travel and much more.
- On-site secure parking
Closing Date: 6th March 2026
